WBCS 2012 English Priliminary

WBCS 2012 English Priliminary

Direction for Question Nos. 1 and 2

Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition:

1. I have no desire —— fame. 

(A) Of    

(B) For     

(C) In    

(D) To  

 

2. There is an exception —— every rule.

(A) To    

(B) For    

(C) In    

(D) Up 

 

3. 'Hold fire' means

(A) To delay doing something      

(B) Catch Fire      

(C) Prevent fire     

(D) Magnify 

4. Select the pair in the following options which is set in opposition:

(A) Liquid - Solid      

(B) Enough - Adequate     

(C) Entice - Lure      

(D) Excess - Surplus

5. A 'soliloquy means

(A) Speaking to others      

(B) Speaking to oneself      

(C) Speaking in whispers    

(D) Speaking to a friend

 

6. To take up the gauntlet means

(A) To accept the challenge      

(B) To refuse       

(C) To appreciate      

(D) To move 

7. 'Thespian art' refers to

(A) The art of tragedy      

(B) The art of history     

(C) The art of story telling      

(D) Tribal art 

 

8. 'Cacography means

(A) Bad spelling      

(B) Good spelling      

(C) Incorrect spelling      

(D) None of this above 

 

9. The meat of dear is called

(A) Mutton     

(B) Vension    

(C) Spoor   

(D) Tendil 

 

10. 'Astronomy' means study of the

(A) Moon    

(B) Stars     

(C) Sky     

(D) Sun  

 

11. Regicide means

(A) Murder of a father     

(B) Murder of a king      

(C) Murder of brother    

(D) Murder of a sister 

 

12. 'Aural' means

(A) Relating to the ear    

(B) Relating to the eye    

(C) Relating to the air     

(D) Relating to the water 

 

13. Fill in the blanks with the following pairs:

I am going to Chennai —— Monday —— tour

(A) On, of      

(B) On, with       

(C) In, with       

(D) Of, on

 

14. Tortuous means

(A) Torture      

(B) Turn      

(C) Full of twists and turns     

(D) Torturous 

15. Replace the underlined part of the sentence by any one of the four alternatives given below:

 

He changed his job and was <u>out of frying pan o fire</u>. 

(A) Happy with the job     

(B) Misfit     

(C) In a condition from bad to worse    

(D) Lucky in the choice 

 

16. He sympathised —— him in his bereavement.

(A) In      

(B) For     

(C) With      

(D) By  

 

17. He succeeded by dint —— his hard labour.

(A) Of      

(B) BY     

(C) For    

(D) Because  

Choose the correct alternatives of the underlined words

18. He tried by all means, <u>by hook or by crook</u> to win the case.

(A) By any means fair or foul     

(B) By money     

(C) By Man power     

(D) By muscle power 

 

19. She is proficient in music but weak

(A) In study    

(B) At lessons    

(C) With study    

(D) On study 

20. A manicurist takes care of

(A) Foot   

(B) Ear    

(C) Nails    

(D) Mind 

 

21. Lachrymose nature means

(A) Lethargic       

(B) Prone to anger       

(C) Prone to tear       

(D) Energetic  

 

22. A gourmet loves

(A) Fashion       

(B) Action        

(C) Food       

(D) Films 

 

23. A clever man sweeps his family scandals under the 

(A) Ground       

(B) Floor       

(C) Carpet      

(D) Grave-stone  

 

24. Hike in oil price may mar the future of the trade world.

(A) Harness       

(B) Help       

(C) Better        

(D) Worsen      

25. A pugilist is a

(A) Boxer       

(B) Swimmer       

(C) Athlete       

(D) Weight-lifter  

Answers 

1B, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5B

6A, 7A, 8A, 9B, 10B

11B, 12A, 13A, 14C, 15C

16C, 17A, 18A, 19A, 20C

21C, 22C, 23C, 24D, 25A

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